Yippee

I lost 1.7 lbs last week. A total of 6.7 lbs and 5 inches. Whoo hoo!

Still maintaining

I am still maintaining my 2 pound weight loss. Haven't lost anymore but haven't gained those 2 pounds back. I think my new motto needs to be eat less move more, eat less move more.....

We got a Nintendo Wii and have been really active with that. It has been fun to actually be playing it as a family. I know it can't be a substitute for the real thing but this has made us sore more than once.

Don't forget to post your journals tomorrow!

Weigh In Week 4

I lost another 1.2 lbs. this week. Yippee!!! That makes 8.4 off my body and I'm starting to feel better.

Journaling everything

I like Karen's challenge this week because I think journaling is the key to success at least for me. If I write down everything that I put in my mouth, it makes me think about what I'm doing. I got in this shape doing a lot of mindless eating. If I take the time to write it down, sometimes I don't eat it because it causes me to think about if I'm really hungrey or what else is going on. I can put away a lot of food when I'm sad, when I'm happy, and especially when I'm bored. If you realize you are eating out of boredom, or any other excuse besides hunger, then just remove yourself from the food! Go do something else, anything else. Clean house. Take a walk. Call a friend. Work on one of your favorite hobbies (scrapbooking, reading, card making,) Or do something for someone else. Take the focus off the food and yourself and you will succeed at this.

Friday Weigh In

Okay, so I weighed myself this morning and I'm down another .8lbs. Less than I had hoped for, but more than what I lost last week. Maybe it will keep building.

Whoohooo!

Ps....I don't even feel like I need to treat myself to something sweet over this. That's usually my downfall.

Week 4 challenge Keepin' track

This week keep track of all of your food intake. Write down everything you eat and post it next Thursday.

Fruit!

Hey ladies!
Post your fruit intake in the comments for this last week. There is a little prize! Lisa and Anissa yours are both going in the mail tomorrow for the last two challenges.

Weigh in day

I weighed in today at Weight Watchers and lost another 1.2 lbs. Grand total 7.2 in three weeks. I'm stoked!

Ergh

I think I will skip weighing this week and weigh next Monday. I was away at a scrap retreat all weekend, sat at a table the entire time and ate more food than my points would allow. Soooo, I am afraid of the results. Back to swimming tomorrow morning.

I'm so excited!!!

First thank you ladies for your support. I know I don't blog everyday, but I do read the blog and I am encouraged by all of you.

So today I stepped on the scale and what did I see? . . . . . 206.2! That's a 4.2 loss from last week and a 5.4 loss over all. I haven't done my measurements yet but I fell great.

I've been exercising and eating right and less and it's working. I wish all of you the same success!!

Whooohoooo....

Okay, I know normally everyone weighs in on Wednesdays, but I also weigh myself on Friday because of the stuff I do over at the Jillian Michael's website.

Anyhow I'm down .6lbs this week. Thanks Karen. I think it's because of the fruit. Not that I'm eating tons, but it's really made me pay attention to not eating some of the other bad stuff I was eating.

I know it's not much but after gaining three pound in the past two week, it feels good!

Fruit, fruit and more fruit

I find all these logs help me better.

Wednesday
1/2 apple

Thursday
1 apple
1 orange

Friday
1/2 pear
1 orange

Saturday
nada

Sunday
nada

Monday
3 oranges

Tuesday
3 oranges

This weeks water log.....

Wed, Jan 16th
32 oz

Thurs, Jan 17th
8 oz

Friday

48 oz

Saturday
nada

Sunday
nada

Monday
nada

Tuesday
16.2 plus

My personal Exercise Log

Okay, Anissa get it together. You don't want an empty log do you?

Thurs, Jan 17th
55 mins step aerobics

Tuesday, Jan 23rd
20 mins bike
20 mins treadmill

Wednesday, Jan 24th
45 mins step aerobics

inches

I have been feeling pretty low because I don't feel like I am doing good at this weight loss thing. I will lose a pound and gain a pound. This morning I stepped in the scale (I know! I should only weigh once a week) and I was back up a pound. It didn't help that I had a bad eating day yesterday. So, I thought, maybe I should take my measurements again. I took the big ones since I thought I might see some progress there.
I have lost:
2.5 inches in my hips
1 inch in my abdomen
1.5 inches in my thighs

So I have lost 5 inches along with my 2 pounds that keep going up and down. It looks like swimming is at least helping me tone up if not lose the weight. I will stay in my points today and maybe that will help some more!
Lisa posted this before but it is a great tool. To track your weight and inches go here.

Week 3 Challenge: Fruit

Record each serving of fruit you eat this week and post in the comments next Wednesday. The winner will get a prize. Try to get 3-4 per day.

Water Challenge

Make sure to post your water in the comments section. Anissa, your prize from last week is on is way!

Still home....

sick. I finally stopped running a fever but I've got a horrendous cough and now I'm sneezing. If I feel better by this afternoon, I'll go back to work tomorrow. I'm still staying on program and drinking at least 64 ozs of water a day.

Still not sure what's going on.....

I'm up 3.2 lbs. Not sure what's going on, but I'm I'm not going to let it stop me. Just gonna eat better and get into the gym.

Besides, I talked to my little sis last night and she's lost 7 lbs. I've got to catch up!

Weigh In

I lost 1.2 lbs bringing me to a grand total of 6lbs gone!! Yippee for me. I'm not going to miss any of my Weight Watcher meetings until I go to Italy this summer.

Week 2

Well, good news I not only lost the 1.6 lbs that I gained but I lost another 1.2 lbs. I'm down to 210.4. Not a huge loss but baby steps will get me there just as well.

Weigh in week 2

Well, I lost .5 of a pound. I am down to 199 from 201.5 Woo hoo. Slow but steady wins the race.

Water

I've lost count after 64 ozs per day. I drink at least 2-32 oz Weight Watcher cups a day plus. I started getting sick yesterday with a cold or the flu. Aching, coughing, fever. So I'm going to drink more and try and flush it out of my system.

How is

everyone doing/feeling?
I am doing pretty well. Not losing like I hoped I would. Tomorrow is another day though. :)

Water Log

Just realized I won't be able to go back and edit in the other thread.

Wednesday 16.2 oz
Thursday 56 oz
Friday 8 oz
Saturday -8 oz
Sunday -16.2 oz
Monday 32 oz
Tuesday-12 oz

Breakfast

I had a 7pt cinnimon roll for breakfast this morning. Luckily it filled me up but I don't want to make a habit of that! It was a Grands roll that I baked myself, but I wouldn't even have bought the can yesterday if I would have had my pts calculator with me. It's an invaluble tool to use at the grocery store because when you can see the pts before you buy it, it may save you the money, time and pts. I'm going to have no pts Garden Vegetable soup for lunch today with a salad and 1 left over chicken thigh which will give me about 3 pts for lunch. I haven't planned dinner yet but I will have 17 pts left for dinner and snacks so that's doable.

Ah Oh!

I had a mini binge tonight. I pigged out on Meringue Cookies. They are two points for 4 cookies and I think I had 8 pts worth. Oh well, I took them out of the flex pts I was saving for this weekend. Back to just the normal pts for tomorrow.

I am

going to do better today, I am going to do better today, I am going to do better today....

hamburger bun 2
1 tsp margarine 1
brown sugar 1

cheeseburger 8

salad 3
jacket potato 8

brownie 5

28 points.

Exercise Log

So, I know I do things a lot better when I log everything. So I'm starting an exercise log. Join in everybody!

Thursday

45 mins step class

Friday
Does getting out of bed count?
clean house
walked 4 blocks

Week 2 Challenge

Water:
Drink as much water as you can. Post your results next Wednesday in the comments section. Congrats Anissa for our Week 1 excercise challenge. I will be sending you a prize in the mail!

Yummy Recipe!

Hi everybody,
Hope you've had a good day. This recipe is what we had for dinner tonight. It was delicious. Pts value=4 for 1/6 of the pie.

Turkey Shepard's Pie

1 large sweet potato, peeled and quartered

1 large Yukon Gold potato, scrubbed and quartered

1/4 cup low-fat(1%) milk

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

2 carrots, diced

1 1/4 pounds ground skinless lean turkey breast

2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme, or 3/4 teaspoon dried

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 14 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/4 cup tomato paste

1. Combine the potatoes and enough cold water to cover in a medium saucepan: bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until fork tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash the potatoes with the milk and 1 teaspoon of the salt.

2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

3. To make the filling, heat the oil in a 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrots: cook until golden, about 7 minutes. Add the turkey, thyme, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Cook, breaking up the turkey with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, just until the flour is absorbed, about 30 seconds. Stir in the broth and tomato paste: bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.

4. Transfer the filling to a 2 quart baking dish; top with the potato mixture and spread evenly with a fork, making a pattern with the tines. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Ergh!

I kind of thought my points would be blown out of the water today and boy was I right. I feel cruddy tonight and it is all because I ate way too much. I got up and went swimming before everyone got up. That part was good. I got home made breakfast for the kiddos (warmed up cinnamon rolls), made mac and cheese for MOPS and skipped breakfast because I knew there would be good food at MOPS. I tried to fill my plate with veggies. I put carrots and cauliflower on 2/3s of my plate. Then I had a very small scoop of my mac and cheese and a small slice of sausage. Then I came across very small crackers wrapped with Parmesan cheese and a slice of bacon. I had 4 of those. Then another girl at my table brought toffee bars. They were graham crackers with butter, sugar, pecans, and chocolate chips. I had 2 of those. After that I did not have eat again until dinner. I made cheeseburgers and french fries. They were really good but I think that is why my stomach is feeling cruddy.
Anyway, back on the wagon tomorrow. I am planning my 24 points for the day and I am starting the day with swimming. I am going to LOSE THIS WEIGHT!!!

A Donut Saved My Butt Today

So, my dumb butt grabs a donut for breakfast this morning. I got it from the bakery at the grocery store. I knew it was bad, but couldn't help myself. Anyway, I go to take a bite and the bottom was actually burnt. I ditched it immediately.

Tainted my mouth from sweets for the rest of the day!

Whoohoooo......

Week 1 Challenge Check in

Well, it has been one week since I posted the challenge to excercise as much as you can. Post in the comments your totals and the winner will get a little prize!

Great Weigh In

My first week on Weight Watchers has been a rousing sucess for me. I lost 4.8 lbs. I'm really into journaling every bite and honestly counting my points. I also am trying to get all my water in and to exercise. I bought the Weight Watchers Walking Kit. It has a DVD with a ten minute, 20 minute and 30 minute walk plus a 10 minute Power walk. I did the 10 minute walk last night and it's a good work out. I really liked it and I told myself that if I do that 10 minute walk, 3 times a day, I will get my 30 minutes of exercise every day. Hope you all have a great week.
Hang in there!

Week one

Well, the good news is that my exercise has more than doubled and I am starting to eat right and use my points. But what did I find out (not much to my surprise since I did take a detour to Taco bell whoops!) a gain of 1.6 pounds. But what really matters is that I feel ten times better since I exercise everyday. I'm no longer doing pilates as much since the weighted ball broke while I was doing sit ups and that caused the bungy strap to leave a nice bruise on my leg. Thanks Everlast! But I walk a lot. And since my favorite pasttime is shopping, I've been pasrking way way out in the north eighty! Yeah, pretty far and I found that if I am going to shop, as I know I will, I get more exercise by walking the store before I even pick up anything.
So, in summary: Taco Bell not such a good thing, exercise GREAT!

My weigh in is tomorrow...

and I will post whatever it is. We went to Applebee's for dinner tonight. I had 12 1/2 pts left for the day and had picked out what I was going to order from the WW dining out guide. As luck would have it, they didn't have the thing I picked so nothing else looked good from the WW menu. I ended up having a combo that was a cheese quesidilla for an appetizer, a Tequila Lime grilled chicken breast and a Maple butter Blondie for dessert. The quesidilla was cut into 4 pieces. One piece was badly burnt, so I discarded that. One piece didn't have much cheese so I didn't finish that. I gave two pieces to my daughter. The chicken breast was good and I cut that in half and put half in a box. The tortilla strips under the chicken were burnt so I didn't eat that. The rice was just plain nasty so I didn't eat that. I shared the blondie with my daughter and husband. So I guess I didn't do to bad. It's the worst meal I ever got from Applebees and I'm so grateful; )

I feel good....

I had a LOT of energy today. I was in a good mood. It was nice for a change. I got up, had a good breakfast, got lots done at work, got a lot of errands done, packed a lunch for work and didn't eat any crap from the vending machines. and I worked out for 45 mins.....I actually had been looking forward to it all day.

I really needed that boost when I got on the scale this morning. Now that I FINALLY got past that damn 268 I had been hanging around at or above for so long, I don't ever want to see it again. I just want to keep on taking those pounds off one by one.

You guys are all doing a great job, keep it up!

Week 1

Okay, so it's not so good but I'm not gonna get down on myself. I started out with a 1lb loss, gained 5 and subsequently lost 2.2 lbs. So, officially it's a 1.8 lb gain. But, I know last week was really crazy, so I'm going to regroup this week. I've been watching what I'm eating and gonna get back into the gym.

Hoping you all have great one too!

I think....

I may have taught not only myself, but my beautiful daughter a good lesson today. She is forever wanting to feed me stuff and I'm constantly telling her that I don't want it while she is simultaneously trying to shove it in my mouth. LOL!

Well, it clicked today. I told her "Ema, I don't want it. Not because I don't like your crackers, but because I'm not hungry". She didn't quite understand this, so I looked at her and said "maybe we can save them (crackers) for later. When we are hungry, we can go back and eat them". Well, what do you know. She stopped trying to put them in my mouth and got herself a little sandwich bag and has saved them for later.

So, we learned not to waste and to eat when we are hungry!

So, how long do you think I can trick my brain into thinking I don't need to eat when I'm craving. LOL!

WOOT!

My week one weigh-in: 266. That's 4 pounds lost!
Now I just have to remember that I won't lose that much every week, 1-2 pounds a week is the goal.

Weigh in week 1

Drum roll please......... I lost 1 pound last week. Yeah! That is 4 sticks of butter off of my body! :)

Hmmm

What is there to say today? Tomorrow is my first weigh in. We are going to PF Changs again tonight for a friends birthday. I have my points all counted out already. Hopefully I will see a weight loss tomorrow. I will post it tomorrow no matter what.

*Edit Well all the planning in the world was all well and good but I still went over. I had a bowl of honeycomb with 2%milk and blueberries for breakfast. Crazy Bread for lunch. Then at PF Changs I had 1 chicken lettuce wrap, 1 lettuce leaf, 1 and 1/2 mu shu pork burritos and 1/2 of the flourless dome cake. It doesn't feel like I ate myself out of house and home but I think the cake alone was way over the points. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Is it possible to feel full and hungry at the same time?

Still struggling with that psychological aspect. I just had a nice bowl of oatmeal with peanut butter in it, and a glass of milk. I'm full. I feel nice and content. But I also have this feeling like I'm a little bit hungry. My tummy isn't rumbling or anything, so i KNOW I'm not hungry. I think it's just that part of my brain that says, "what, that's all you're gonna eat? there's no way that will fill you up!" even though my stomach is saying "hey, thanks for not stuffing me like a thanksgiving turkey!"

It's hard to differentiate this "phantom" hunger from the real thing. I've had a couple days where I was hungry ALL the time, despite eating lots of protein, fiber, and drinking my water - stomach was constantly rumbling. it seems like the rest of the time is my brain just wanting me to eat when I'm not hungry, because that's what it's used to me doing.

I was on a roll.....

So, I got up early and left before anybody woke up. I planned on getting my hair done and then heading over to the gym. Well, I went into the hair place, watched a couple of the girls working on the hair and felt I was safe. No, I get the one that seemed to be unconfindent in her skills. She rolled my hair and put the solution on. Then, made me move so she should work on somebody elses hair. But, then she couldn't figure out if my hair was curly enough, so she called over other people. I couldn't tell what they were saying because they were speaking in their native tongue, but it was definately about the hair, because they were both messing with it. It was then that I was like I better start praying. It did turn out okay, but I couldn't go to the gym because she spilled conditioner all over the front of my shirt and sprayed the back of my shirt (soak and wet) when she was rinsing my hair out. Plus, I think she tried to snatch my headband.

Anyhow, so I had to come home and skip the gym. But, I promise, I will clean off my treadmill and get my workout anyway.

Meanwhile, I resisted buying a cupcake at Starbuks and instead got a egg sandwich w/sundried tomatoes and a cup of coffee. Might not be much better, but it definately was less sugar. That's for sure........

Stayed on pts today...

I had a really good day because I planned for every point and everything that went into my mouth. Breakfast: 1 cup shredded wheat with cinnamon=3 pts, 1/2 cup 1% milk=1pt, 1-6oz Activa yogurt=2pts and 1 cup of coffee with creamer=1pt.
Lunch: A sandwich made from 1 whole wheat english muffin=2pts, 2.6 ozs of deli ham=2pts, 2 teaspoons of lf mayo=1pt, sliced tomato=0. I also had a snack bag of baby carrots=0, and 1/2 cup of lf cottege cheese=2pts.
I went out shopping this afternoon and got hungry so I had a WW 2pts bar that I stuck in my purse, just in case.
Dinner: 4.7 oz grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast=5pts. 2/3 cup Wild Rice Pilaf (recipe follows)=4pts, steamed broccoli=0. Other snacks today included a fruit cup=1 pt. and a WW snack cake=1 pt. Grand total:27 pts.
I'm including the recipe for the rice because my whole family loved it. It's a WW recipe out of their new cookbook.

Wild Rice Pilaf with Cranberries and Pecans

3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup wild rice, rinsed
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the rice. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Stir in the scallions and cranberries; simmer, covered , until the grains start to pop and the rice is tender, 35-40 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in the parsley and pecans. Per serving(2/3 cup)=4 pts.

I have a plan...

As part of the health and wellness program I do at work, I get 2 free visits with the hospital dietician. Monday I'm going to call and set up an appointment. I want to do another week or so of food journaling, keeping track of how i feel after eating, when i get hungry, etc. I'm hoping she can give me some suggestions so I'm not feeling hungry so much when I eat good...even when I eat lots of protein, fiber, and drink my water.

I did horrible eating today, but I seem to do better when I have an 'off' day and don't worry about my points. I went to the store tonight and got food for tomorrow (all day wrestling tournament). I'm going to have some oatmeal with peanut butter for breakfast - I know that should keep me nice and full during the morning. I bought some low cal bread, turkey, and cottage cheese, plus I'm taking some carrots and apples too. That will give me lots to choose from and snack on during the day. I really hate all day events where I can barely leave to go to the bathroom, let alone make food. And to make it worse, it's supposed to be a nice day again tomorrow and it'd be nice to get out and go for a nice long walk - but nooOOOooo- i get to sit on my butt and wait for someone to get hurt ;)

Let's see if I can keep on track tomorrow.

How Do You Handle?

Okay, so we woke up late and had to get dressed fairly quickly to get to the dentist today.

So, we all left the house without breakfast. So, I hit Mcdonalds which isn't a big deal, but I was starving and wanted a salad, but knew I wouldn't be able to sit down and eat it because I still had to drop off Johnny at school.

Anyhow, I ate bad at lunch and continued to do so throughout the day.

This is what I ended up doing (after 1 lb loss this week).

snack wrap
small french fry
hot tea
two servings of homemade chicken salad (grilled chicken, romain lettuce, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, carrots and avocados)
3 pieces of chocolate
1 oreo brownie
2 cups of coffee

So, any tips on how to workout a better eating plan for a day gone awry?

Frustration!

I know I should not weigh myself every day. I know in my head I shouldn't but I do it anyway. I have gone swimming twice this week and did cardio today and have been watching my points. What do I see when I step on the scale this morning? A 1 pound weight gain. Slow and steady wins the race they say but what if I am going in the wrong direction? I sound really whiny...sorry about that. It makes me think of that Pink song that goes "It's bad when you annoy yourself..."

I was thinking about your post earlier today Lisa about the psychological aspect. Bobby and I talked about it too. I feel satisfied in my stomach but in my head I think I need more food. I think for me it is because I am used to eating a lot more so I think I still should be. Grr..not fun. I will not weigh tomorrow. I will wait until Monday when I have been doing this 1 week. Then I will see if I have made any progress.

struggling

I'm having a really hard time with feeling full. I'm doing ok on my points, I've used a few of my flex points a day. It's just hard to balance out a decent meal points-wise and yet eat something that will make me full. Even the high-fiber/bulk stuff doesn't seem to help me feel full, which is leading me to believe that a lot of it is psychological. I'm not giving up though, I know this is gonna be tough. I just have to keep thinking of how much better I will feel when I lose this weight.

here is an awesome site http://www.weighttracker.info/Default.asp
You can keep track of weigh-ins, your measurements, your points, it even has points calculators on it. I challenge you all to go sign up and record at least your weight and measurements. I know taking your body measurements isn't pretty (at least for me), but once the weight starts coming off it's awesome to see the inches too. It's also a good reference when the scale isn't moving like it should be - you can see that you actually are losing the inches.

The next couple of days are going to be really tough for me. I have to work all day tomorrow, including basketball games tomorrow night; so i have to get something for lunch AND dinner that will keep me full, but that's not crappy fast food. And then Saturday i have an all day wrestling tournament- 8am to 6pm, so I'm going to really have to plan what to take. I can't leave, so if I don't take the right food with me, I'll end up eating hot dogs and chips. I think I may just go get a loaf of low-cal bread and some lunch meat to make sandwiches. If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

My baby sister......

Is here. She's posting under Phillina. That's her real name too! LOL......

I'm so excited......we are fat together, so now we can get skinny together...

On pts but it was hard today!

I've managed to stay on points today but I had a hard time because I didn't have the time to eat the way I should. I had a 7 pt breakfast this morning with a whole wheat english muffin=2, two slices of canadian bacon=1, and 1 scrambled egg=2, 1 Tbsp cheese=1 and 1 cup of coffee with creamer=1.

Then I had to go visit a friend in the hospital an hour away from my house. I picked up a 1 1/2 liter bottle of water and a 6 pt. protein bar with me for lunch on the road. By the time I got home from the hospital, it was 3:00pm and I was starving. I waited until 5pm and had a small plate of nachos and a candy bar. So I have used up my 27 pts today and I'm still hungry! I think I will wait a little while and if I'm still hungry I'll use 5 flex pts for something. Didn't exercise today.

Good Day today on pts!

I've had a really good day today. Breakfast this morning was 1 cup of WW oatmeal=2pts. , 1 banana=2 pts. 1 cup coffee with coffeemate=1pt. Lunch was 1/2 cup hash brown and brocolli cassorole=4pts. and 1 WW 2pts. bar. Dinner was at El Pollo Loco where I had 1 skinless roasted chicken breast with plain salad=7 pts. and 1 small bowl of tortilla soup=5 pts.
Snack was 1/2 a candy bar=2pts. Total 25 pts. I still have two pts. if I get hungry this evening. I may have a yogurt then. I have done a lot of walking today with shopping with my darling hubby. Hopefully that is worth at least 2 pts. My feet hurt anyway. Everybody hang in there. We can do it!

I am so

not posting points today. I had 1 and 1/2 cups honeycomb cereal for breakfast with nothing else because I knew we were going to PF Chang's for lunch. I did really well there eating 1 lettuce wrap, about a sixth of the fried rice and 1/3 of the lemon chicken plus 4 or 5 bites of the brownie they brought out with a candle for Bobby's birthday. So, I thought I would have a nice big salad for dinner. What should come in the mail today but a gift card for Chili's. That particular card can also be used at Romanos macaroni Grill. So after shopping at Target for awhile to spend some of the money from our gift cards (I got a little food processor, Corrine Bailey Ray, Lauren Hill, and 50 First Dates) we went to Romanos. I only had 1/2 a loaf of bread, a bowl of Chicken Toscana Soup, and 4 or 5 bites of the cake they brought out for Bobby's birthday. I can definitely say I am not anywhere close to hungry tonight.

Even though I sucked at points I did exercise! I went to the gym early this morning and swam like 20 laps (yes I know that is back and forth for a lap so I suppose I only did 10). The back of my legs are a little sore but it felt fantastic to swim! Someone though thought I shouldn't be going. When I went out to my car this morning there was a large sheet of ice on the windows. At least I knew where my scraper was. I just got a little more exercise than I was expecting!

Week 1 Challenge

I would like to set up a challenge each week (suggestions are welcome). This week (Wednesday to Wednesday) will be an exercise challenge. Post in the comments how much exercise you do for the week. You can come back and post each day or post it all on one day. The winner will get a small prize.

Protonix and Points

So, I am just over the 200 mark so I am supposed to get 26 WW points per day. But, at 199 I go down to 24 so I figured I should just start there. Well, I have definitely used more of my flex points this way but I feel better than I have in awhile.

I started taking Protonix last month for heartburn. I have a small hiatal hernia (which is apparently hereditary along with bad gallbladders...thanks mom! :) ) This drug is not the best thing in the world for me. For the most part it makes me feel better during the day but I am waking up at night choking on acid. I really think if I can get this darn weight off I won't have to take this medication. Right now it is helping my wallet feel lighter because it is expensive!

I did OK today but those darn biscoff cookies did me in. I gave most of them to the kids but had 2 servings of them instead of 1. They are gone now so no worries. Now, if I can get my hiney to the gym I would have exercise points that I could have as well. My alarm is set for 5:40. The pool opens at 6. Hopefully I won't turn the alarm off, roll over and go back to sleep. After I finish this and shave my legs (ya know for speed!) I am going straight to bed!

Here is my food intake today:
1 1/2 cups Honeycomb:3
3/4 cups blueberries:1
3/4 cups Milk: 2

4 biscoff cookies:3

2 tortillas:4
2 Oz cheese:4
WW strawberry smoothie:1

4 biscoff cookies:3

2 cups lettuce:1
1 Cup Broccoli:0
1/2 cup raspberries:.5
3 oz grilled chicken:3

1 cup popcorn:1
WW Fudge Bar:1
Hershey kiss:2

So 34 points today That would be 10 more of my flex points. So I am down to: 19 flex points for the week. Bobby birthday is tomorrow and we are going to PF Chang's for lunch. I think if I can stick with 1 lettuce wrap, a small serving of chicken fried rice, lots of water and a small serving of orange chicken I should be able to get out of there on about 17 points. I just will have a 1 point smoothie for breakfast and a big salad for dinner! It is in my plan! :)
have a good day tomorrow ladies!!

1st day back on program

Today I joined Weight Watchers. Again! This time I will make it. I get 27 points a day plus 35 flex points a week to use as I see fit. Also, exercise pts. If I exercise, I can use those exercise points for food. I have to use them that day though, or I lose them. Hope it's that easy to lose the weight. I've done really well today. I got in all my water, ate fruit and vegetables and I still have 4 1/2 pts for tonight, if I decide to use them. Losing weight really is all in your head. Stay positive, girls!

2007 My Journey

Day 1

Well, today was relatively good. I'm not sure because I have self control or because I haven't been feeling well.

Either way, my eating was much better, but still need to work on my water intake. The doctor can't see me until Friday, so I'll just have to tough it out until then.

But, I still made it into the gym, even if it was only to walk.......

2007 My Journey

Day 1

Well, today was relatively good. I'm not sure because I have self control or because I haven't been feeling well.

Either way, my eating was much better, but still need to work on my water intake. The doctor can't see me until Friday, so I'll just have to tough it out until then.

But, I still made it into the gym, even if it was only to walk.......

Admitting the problem is . . .

The first step to recovery and much easier to say than to do anything about it. Hello, my name is Megan. I am 21 years old and I'm sick of having to shop at the reject outlet store just to buy a pair of jeans that might fit. Since, (and appearently I never got this memo) anyone size 12 and up doesn't deserve to wear anything remotely "fashionable". Okay, that's my agony in a nutshell.
Almost four years ago I graduated from high school, upon doing so I was a size ten and it was because of my wide hips. At my lowest in 10th grade I was a size 8. Since graduating I have gained 60 pounds (my highest was 222 and I'm 5'2 1/2"). I did manage to lose eleven of those beastly things, but since June I have not lost or gained and ounce ( currently 211). I was quite heavy from the age of 9 on. I've had a few big life changing experiences and I used to eat to feel better. I would blame everything and everyone in my life for my weight, except for myself. How could I possibly be to blame?
Well, in about Sept of 2006 (seems like yesterday) I realized that I was to blame for my weight and all the other "problems" I thought I had. At that point I thought I was doing good. I had accepeted responsibility and admitted my problem: I'm fat and I'm the one who let myself get fat. Okay, step one done, step two do something about it. Oh, me? I have to actually do something? I thought I already did something!
Well, now I am doing something. Even if it is a small something. I've tried weight watches before and I wasn't fond of the program. Turns out you have to follow the program to get results (news flash). I'm hoping that I get inspired my all of you lovely ladies who are on weight watchers, since I know the program it might be easire to cath on. Since my mom will be preparing weight watchers meals, it will be easier at home for me to stay on track with food, at work is another story. Did I metion I work at Starbucks? yeah it's #1 on Weight Watchers "no no" list. I've been doing pilates for 15-20 min a day and I take my dog out for a walk/run, not everyday though. So, I plan to keep up with the pilates as it feels great, and switch off my days of walking the pooch with days I drag my lazy bum to the gym.
Like I said earlier it's easier said than done. But step one down. 10% to go (my fist goal is 21 pounds).

I'm fat.

Plain and simple, I'm fat. I always have been. I'm 28, 5'4", and as of this morning 270 pounds. Told you I was fat.

I've always been overweight - I can't remember a time when I wasn't. Looking back at my school pictures, I can see the time when I "porked out" - it was about 3rd grade. Up until then I looked like a normal kid, but then it's like I just got huge. I can remember my mom taking me to the doctor for some tests, but he just said it was genetics. My senior year I lost some weight and the smallest I got was a size 14 - and I still thought I was so huge! *insert eye roll here*

Then there was college - I just gained, and gained, and gained. My last year of college I managed to eat better and exercise, but I just maintained. The last 5 years or so that I've been out of school I've gone through periods of maintaining, then gaining 5-10 pounds, then maintaining, rinse and repeat.

I hit my highest sometime last year at 275 and finally said enough is enough. I've been pretty steady at 268 for the last several months now (until PMS + last nights overindulging). I've made little efforts towards losing, got a WW at home kit, started working out sporadically...now I just have to put it all together and KEEP AT IT! See, the thing is I'm a certified athletic trainer - I have a degree in exercises science. I work with athletes every day. I KNOW what I have to do and how to do it - I just don't. And it's funny, because I really DO LIKE to exercise. I just have a lot of excuses of why I shouldn't on a particular day.

Eating right is really hard too. It doesn't help that my boyfriend (of 9 years) doesn't like to eat healthy. He's pretty much anti-vegetable. It's hard enough to cook a meal for 2 people, but to cook 2-1person meals is even tougher so I just try to make something that is OK-healthy wise but he'll still eat. I'm definitely an emotional eater too, and at times a binge eater - although I've been able to get some control over that.

I'm hoping by blogging here with you all it will help keep me accountable. My first goal is to lose 10% - so 27 pounds. yikes. But it's better than being discouraged by the 140 or so pounds I want to lose overall.

I'm starting to use my WW stuff again, and will give exercising another shot. I was doing pretty good before x-mas, but the last 2 weeks haven't done anything. I have no excuse - I have free access to the weight/cardio rooms at the school and they're in the balcony above the gym, right outside my training room door.

Here's my points for today from 5pm on: (I've found that if I start my points "day" at 5, I don't have as much of a problem with going over - Dinner is my main meal, so I have an easier time with not worrying all day if I'll have enough points for dinner, and thus I'm not worrying/thinking about food constantly.)

Dinner:
6 oz. boneless skinless chicken breast fried in about 1 tsp margarine: 7 pts
1/2 cup couscous: 1.5 pts
1 cup mixed veggies: 1 pt

Snack:
orange 1.5 pts (it was kinda big)
Total so far = 11 points
Daily Target 30 points

Water: 60 oz

The very first rule....

of weight loss/life change/whatever you want to call it is NEVER GO TO THE GROCERY STORE HUNGRY!!! Do I listen to this rule? Most days yes but this is the first day of my diet so what do I do? Go to the grocery store at 5:30PM with a hungry baby. Our first stop of course was the bakery for an oatmeal raisin cookie for my son. Not too bad so far. We go through soda aisle and I get Diet Coke and Coke Zero (Diet Coke for Men) and have to pass all of the candy and chocolate. I am strong and pass all of that up. We go down the cookie aisle looking for 100 calorie packs and what do I see? Why Biscoff cookies of course. This is the first time I have seen them at a store. I have eaten them American Airlines before and have wondered when I could get my hands on them. Do I pass them up....by this point all sense of willpower has gone out the window. I stuck them in the cart. I did get some 1 point Weight Watcher Smoothies and 1 point Giant Fudge Bars for snacks. Not doing too bad so far, Only one outlawed item in the cart then I see the Kit Kat Bites near the register. I think "If I eat these in the car no one will know..." I passed them up. That is huge for me because I LOVE Kit Kat Bites.

The plan was for me to go to the grocery store get fruits and veggies and come home and have a salad. Instead I ate a Mcdonalds Cheeseburger. I passed on the fries though and now I am home. I went over points today. It is the first day of the new year and I couldn't stay in my points....what does that say for tomorrow? Hopefully, now that we have fruits and veggies in the house I will be able to make better choices for the rest of the week.

Here is my point breakdown for the day:

Breakfast
2 pancakes: 6
2 Tbsp Chocolate Chips:3

Lunch:
1 Cup Campbell's Chili: 3
1 oz cheese:2
1 Oz Salt and Vinegar Chips: 4

Dinner:
Mcdonalds Cheeseburger:8
4 Biscoff Cookies:3
Giant Fudge Bar:1

Total: 30 Points 24 used and 6 flex points used. Hopefully tomorrow I can stick with the 24 points.

This is me.....

Hi, my name is Anissa. I am a 35 year old, SAHM who is severely overweight. I would even say obese. Yuck, I hate that word. I have never (that I can remember) said this to anyone outside of my family and doctor, but I weigh 205 lbs. I personally want to loose 75 lbs. My doctor wants me to loose 90-95lbs. Yikes!

Anyhow, I have some serious issues. Even when I was at my most fit and athletic......mountain climbing, running marathons, playing racquetball and softball (with men mind you) there was always somebody or some entity telling me I was still overweight or "FAT". Men (besides my husband) never liked me unless I was skinny and growing up my family had issues with being skinny. It was never good enough.....I was told I wasn't skinny and that my friends lied to me when they told me I looked nice. Not even good, just nice. But, according to my family, they were lying. I think those reasons are directly what led to my emotional eating problem. It's huge too!

Anyhow, those are just a few of the things I deal with. I have to say I have a wonderful husband, who doesn't neccesarily see eating the way I do and keeps chips and soda in the house, he does support me on every other level. He ensures we have enough money for the gym memberships, healthy foods, sports clothing/shoes and/or doctors.

I don't know what they mean when they say "are you ready to loose the weight". I'm always ready, who isn't? I just haven't figured out how to get over my issues yet.

Oh one more thing. I don't neccesarily need to see dramatic, fast weight loss, but would like to see consistent weightloss over the next year. I figured out if I can loose "atleast" 4lbs a month, I can loose almost 50lbs. That is over half way to my goal in one single year.

Well, this is me.......